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4.

3 Measuring enthalpy changes


AQA Chemistry Follow up sheet

Enthalpy change of combustion

Specification references
 3.1.4.2  PS 3.1, PS 3.2, PS 3.3
 AT a, AT k  PS 4.1
 PS 2.4

Learning objectives
After completing the worksheet you should be able to:
 understand the term enthalpy change of combustion and use this to
write balanced equations to show the combustion of substances
 use the relationship q  mcT to work out the energy transferred in
an exothermic reaction.

Questions
You will need the following information to answer the calculations:
Specific heat capacity of water, c  4.18 J g−1 K−1
Density of water  1 g cm−3
1 State what is meant by the term standard enthalpy change of combustion.
(3 marks)
2 Construct an equation to show the enthalpy change of combustion for the
following compounds. Include state symbols.
a Methanol (2 marks)
b Butan-1-ol (2 marks)
c Dodecane (2 marks)
3 A student carried out an experiment to find the enthalpy change of combustion of
hexane, C6H14. The unbalanced equation for the reaction is as follows:
C6H14 (l)  O2 (g)  CO2 (g)  H2O (l)
a Balance the above equation. (1 mark)
The student finds that 1.03 g of hexane heats 250 cm 3 of water by 40 C.
b Using the equation q  mcT, calculate the heat gained by the water in kJ.
(1 mark)
c What is the heat loss from the hexane, in kJ? (1 mark)
d Calculate the number of moles of hexane that reacted. (2 marks)
e Hence, calculate the enthalpy change of combustion for this reaction to
3 significant figures. (2 marks)
f The standard value of the enthalpy change of combustion of hexane is
−4163 kJ mol−1. Compare your answer to part e to this value and suggest why there
is a difference between them. (2 marks)

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4 The standard enthalpy change of combustion of ethanol is −1371 k J mol −1.


Calculate the mass of ethanol required to heat 500 cm 3 of water by 25 C. (4
marks)

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